The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

When I came out of Xue Ruoyu's yard, it was almost dawn.

The people who came from Huajing this time were arranged by the Tang Mansion in the same courtyard. Xue Zhiyi and Sui Yunlang sat down at the stone table in the courtyard.

Sui Yunlang did not tell the truth about Xue Ruoyu's pulse just now.

"The young lady experienced a devastating grief after giving birth. Her vitality was indeed severely damaged. She needs long-term recuperation and may not be able to recover in her lifetime. However, this is not a problem and it is not life-threatening."

Xue Zhiyi's face was solemn. She said nothing, just waiting for Sui Yunlang to continue.

"She has signs of being ravaged by poison, and the poison is very tricky. It will only cause minor discomfort, such as loss of appetite and occasional dizziness. The expensive medicine from the young lady can alleviate it a little, but the poison can hollow out her insides bit by bit. If she dies suddenly one day, people will only blame it on the root cause of her grief after giving birth... It is really vicious."

Sui Yunlang sighed and shook his head, lowering his voice: "Moreover, the terrible thing about this poison is that its pulse is strange. It is very difficult for ordinary doctors to detect it. I only knew this pulse last year when I diagnosed another patient with the same pulse. Moreover, she had a faint smell, very similar to..."

His words stopped at his lips.

Xue Zhiyi said, "It smells a lot like the poison that killed the Queen Mother, right?"

Sui Yunlang was surprised, and then he saw Xue Zhiyi calmly said: "The poison Xue Ruoyu was poisoned with is the same as the Queen Mother's."

It's not a doubt, but a certainty.

"You...know about this?"

Of course she knew, but she and Huo Wuyou were not that familiar with each other at that time, so it was normal that he did not tell Sui Yunlang about it.

"I knew it a long time ago," she said truthfully.

"This Huo Wuyou... he's really not very sure about what he says." Sui Yunlang sneered, "If you suddenly decide to sell him out, he might just take the initiative to get into your sack."

"..." Xue Zhiyi just looked at the sky which was about to brighten, not knowing whether Huo Wuyou would be able to have a smooth night.

……

Speaking of this.

Fu Zixian's caravan returned before dawn. At the pass of the ancient road, Tang Jinglei was waiting there as usual.

Fu Zixian is potbellied and a head shorter than Tang Jinglei, but when he looks at Tang Jinglei, he seems to be looking down on him.

"Take the medicine and go back. Don't stand here any longer."

Tang Jinglei had to be controlled by Fu Zixian because he had a handle on him, but he always looked down on such people, so he just nodded indifferently when he heard this.

Fu Zixian patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "It is only because of His Royal Highness Prince Gong that I am doing you this favor, brother. You must remember this favor."

Tang Jinglei remained silent, but under the firelight, his face looked frighteningly cold. He suddenly felt unhappy and pushed him, "Don't be so arrogant to me. You look down on others because of your good family background. But no matter how much you look down on others, we are still in the same boat!"

Tang Jinglei staggered only for a moment, then after he stood firm, he gave a look to the followers around him.

Here, Fu Zixian was still making sarcastic remarks, but he was caught off guard and was kicked hard in the knee. His fat body fell to the ground with a cry.

Before he could react, a group of people appeared from nowhere and took control of all the people in his caravan at the fastest speed.

Fu Zixian was tied up with ropes, and he cursed: "Tang Jinglei, how dare you harm me?! How dare you betray His Highness?!"

Before he could finish his words, someone took a piece of cloth and covered his mouth completely.

Tang Jinglei still had no expression on his face, but he looked a little relieved.

Behind him, a figure in nightgown walked slowly with his hands in his pockets. In the darkness, his pair of auspicious phoenix eyes made him look as sharp as a hunting wolf king.

Fu Zixian's eyes widened: Isn't this the fool who came to him to buy goods that day? It turns out that he has been targeted for a long time!

"Take him away." Huo Wuyou said coldly.

……

Fu Zixian didn't know where he was taken. He only knew that this place seemed to be in the suburbs, with no village in front and no shop behind. It was useless even if he shouted at the top of his lungs.

He didn't know the identity of the person who kidnapped him, but it was definitely not the playboy from a merchant family as he had previously guessed.

This man was completely inhumane. Seeing that he refused to confess, he ordered people to torture him on the spot. When he couldn't find any instruments of torture, he ordered his men to just start beating him. Every punch hit the flesh, and in a short while his whole body was beaten to pieces, but their punches avoided his face.

Fu Zixian couldn't bear it anymore, he knelt on the ground and howled like a pig being slaughtered, and finally he let go.

Huo Wuyou sat idly, fiddling with a piece of wild grass in his hand, "Did Gu Shichong really not instruct you to do this?"

"No... no." Fu Zixian's voice was shaking: "I originally just wanted to take advantage of the flood to make a fortune. When I learned that the Tang family was short of money and connections, I wanted to drag the Tang family into the flood as well, so that I could have an extra layer of protection..."

The wild grass was entangled on Huo Wuyou's bony fingers and twisted into threads: "Does Gu Shichong know about this?"

"This..." Fu Zixian hesitated. Their family's biggest backer was Prince Gong, so he didn't dare to speak easily at this moment.

Huo Wuyou raised his eyes and said, "Fight."

The men under his command raised their fists and were ready to attack again.

Fu Zixian was already like a frightened bird, he screamed: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"

He almost cried: "I have reported this to His Highness. His Highness Prince Gong knew about this and... also acquiesced, because this is Tang Lin's handle. As long as he holds this handle, Tang Lin can... drive him around at will."

Behind Huo Wuyou, Tang Jinglei's body froze, and his hands hanging by his side unconsciously clenched into fists: "How has the Tang family ever wronged His Highness to deserve such a conspiracy?!"

Fu Zixian spat: "You, the Tang family, have taken sides, but when you are asked to do something, you are either worried about this or that. His Highness wants people who can work hard for him. Work hard, understand?"

Perhaps because the beating just now was too intense, Tang Jinglei felt a little involved at this moment, and almost wanted to go forward and punch Fu Zixian a few times, frightening Fu Zixian and shouting: "You hit me too?! What gives you the right to hit me?!"

"Mr. Tang." Huo Wuyou called him, and Tang Jinglei stopped.

Fu Zixian was so angry that he spat again: "Don't pretend that your Tang family is so noble every day. If you were really noble, you wouldn't have those dirty relatives. The lost Xue family was one, and now the Chai family is another!"

"What does it have to do with my uncle and aunt?" Tang Jinglei asked him back.

Fu Zixian said sarcastically, "You don't know yet, do you? One of the big customers of the grain I've been selling these days is none other than the prefectural governor Chai's family."

He sighed loudly, "The food that the Chai family wants is not cheap, and the supply is continuous every day. It seems that your uncle is not as honest as he seems."